Drums

Drum tracking (recording) was done in one incredibly efficient 12-hour session at Studio X in Seattle. Our drummer was John Stout who is amazingly a talented and creative. After just one preproduction meeting with Geoff and Dave to discuss the direction and feel of the songs, John came up with amazing rhythmic ideas off and had the whole album charted out when he showed up at the studio. Needless to say, his attention to detail made for smooth sailing through the daunting task of recording 13 songs’ worth of drums and percussion in one day.

Geoff and John tuning up the kit.

Think there's enough mics?

The studio at Studio X is an amazingly tuned acoustic environment making it one of the premiere recording spaces in the american Northwest.

Matt Quarterman at the SSL console. The ear-to-ear grin is from watching John work through the class.

Recording a small african drum called a doumbek. This one's aluminum with a plastic head so it has a rather high-pitched tone.